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Sugared Peanut Clusters
I made these nuts for my aunt's birthday, and everybody loved them. I've also given them as Christmas gifts.—Gail McClantoc, Sweet Water, Alabama
Total TimePrep: 15 min. + cooling
Makes6 cups
- 2 teaspoons butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup brewed coffee
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 jar (16 ounces) dry roasted peanuts
- Butter two baking sheets with the 2 teaspoons butter; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, coffee, corn syrup and cinnamon. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook until a candy thermometer reads 234°-240° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Add peanuts; stir quickly.
- Pour onto prepared baking sheets. Quickly separate into small clumps with two forks. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Editor's Note: The accuracy of your candy thermometer is very important.
Editor's NoteWe recommend that you test your candy thermometer before each use by bringing water to a boil; the thermometer should read 212°. Adjust your recipe temperature up or down based on your test.
Nutrition Facts1/4 cup: 165 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 158mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.
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Perhaps this was a misprint, but a 16 ounce jar of peanuts plus a bit of syrup can't yield 6 cups. I tried it as printed and had puddles! Next time, I used about 6 cups of peanuts & the result was delicious!
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Troubles with RichFaces when migration from JBoss Portlet Bridge 2.2.0 to 2.3.0.Finalantoine_h Mar 8, 2012 7:08 PM
I run a portal, with :
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I tried to use the JBoss Portlet Bridge 2.3.0 FINAL and found two problems with RichFaces.
I tried 2.2.0 Final : no problems.
so, for the time being, I will use 2.2.0 FINAL.
The problems are :
- no extended CONTROL_SKINNING in the page : the buttons, the panels etc... are not skinned.
- the ajax action, on buttons, are not working anymore, in the portlet that is in the body.
***** no extended CONTROL_SKINNING
I digged a lot to find what was going on.
I compared the html files, the css files produced by the portal and richfaces.
I ended with this :
<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" media="rich-extended-skinning" href="/pexpalctnr/pcr/pexvw0010HomePage?portal:windowState=normal&portal:componentId=a87a503a-45ae-41a8-9806-307aae9017bd&portal:resourceID=/org.rf.resorg/richfaces/renderkit/html/css/extended_both.xcss/DB/eAHbud5gRejyGdIAE5UD8A__&portal:cacheLevel=PAGE&portal:type=resource&portal:portletMode=view" class="component">
this media="rich-extended-skinning" is not there, with 2.1.0 nor 2.2.0.
it prevents the styles to be applied.
with firebug, it is obvious : if removed, the buttons and input fields are skinned again
what is it made for ?
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but may be this is a new way to manage the RichFaces Skinning Control, with level extended ?
any explaination is welcome...
may be, if it is a bug : shall I make a JIRA ?
***** some ajax actions do not work
The second problem is that some Ajax are not working anymore.
In the banner of my portal, the button is working (for the login window).
but in the body, in the central portlet, neither the buttons, nor the calendar nor the panel controls work.
I could not search much what's going on.
The JS scripts are there.
(The button in the banner is working...)
The only difference with JPB 2.2.0, is changing the dependency version of the JPB, and repackage my ear, and restart the portal... then most of the Ajax is not working anymore.
Anyone can see the same thing ?
Any idea to solve this ?
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Four Musicians of Bremen©
Shmuck always thought he was the most likely to succeed in his class. When he graduated with distinction he went to work for a gnome in Zurich. He slaved like a donkey to make the House of Black Friars the biggest bank. But one day he was shown the door. When he went out the portier feeling sad asked if he had thought of singing for his supper. Shmuck was an expert at it he said.'Show me the color of money I will make my guitar weep.' he added with a laugh. Finally he said,'I shall go to Bremen that lies at the end of the rainbow.'
That was how Mr.Shmuck hit the road. With a song in his heart and without a care except his severance pay and it weighed heavily in his pocket. Before long he met a fellow who sang only one tune and his imitation of Elvis Presley was fantastic. When he sang the number 'Hound Dog' even late king turned in his grave to say in sepulchral tone,'I am stoned,man!'.
Mr. Shmuck heard Mr.'bulldog' Drummond and said, 'We shall conquer Bremen!" Mr. Drummond didn't know what was special about Bremen but the way Shmuck, the donkey described it,' It was Graceland prim and proper'.
A little further the two came across a drag queen. 'I am Meeow,' and asked them to follow the rules if they expected to conquer Bremen.'I am It to you but Alley Cat to others.'
The two were surprised that there were such rules for one who played coy and played like a jerk in next. 'Meeow likes to purr!' said It cheerily.
'Can you sing?'
'O I sing flat like no other!' replied It coyly.
Any instrument?'
'Just me and my Jewish harp!'
'You will do' said the other two.
In the town they came next was a popinjay and he strutted while they were supping in a motel. They saw his outlandish dress and exaggerated manners and asked him to join them.' I came to this town hoping to buy a suit most sober for an undertaker.' He said and his sad story continued, 'I wanted this gray suit that I saw hanging in a shop window. Since buying it I got a funeral parlor as if I had pressed some magic button.' He added how it got into his head to strut about like a rooster since every wish began coming true.He ended ssaying,' I lost it all since townsfolk thought a high kicking undertaker who had a joke for every wake was giving death a bad name.'
'Call Me Dude, the rooster.' Dude wasn't in the least bothered by his losses. As he said he intended to make his loss add to his personality. 'But can you sing? they anxiously asked him.
'Some times I am adenoidal, but mostly I prefer off-key' replied he. He said he took to rap music and as if to prove he gave an impromptu song and dance,'Adenoidal, it' s me/All I need is a nod/I can make paranoia/ seem elemental.'
The three immediately took him. They didn't know what he meant but it sounded very musical to them.
Thus the four went to a town and they said they should sleep early since they would be wowing the folks of Bremen next morning.
"All the more reason we should paint the town red.' insisted Dude the rooster.
So they let Dude to arrange a card party. Ten thalers a point they played for high stakes. The four musicians were losing like a roller coaster that had missed rail some hours earlier. The donkey whispered in between to ask Meeow if It knew what was going on. The drag queen threw Its hand and said,' Even the folks from Bremen have come pouring to take us on.' It was true. The news went around about Four musicians who were hell bent to lose. 'Ah this is is the lowest form of self-advertisement,' worthy wight observed,' they are bent on making the city of Bremen to sit and take note.'
The game was in full swing. He directly put a duffel bag full of money to play against the four.
The fellows of Bremen took turns to play against these four and in the end the four owed the city of Bremen 6 million thalers not counting the sundry losses the four had incurred in playing against the other guests in the hotel.
The Mayor at one point stood up and demanded the four musicians to make good of their losses.'We won good and proper.'
Mr. Dude the rooster let out a cry 'cock a doodle doo.'
When asked what he meant he said, 'Nothing' that will stand up in a court of law.'
The other three pointed to each other and said, 'We shall sing for your suppers,considering you shall be kicked out of the City Hall for gambling away the reputation and assets'.
The folks of Bremen looked at each other and they knew they gambled for nothing. They were disappointed and angry.' They surrounded the Mayor and their councillors saying,'You all are a bunch of crooks!'
In the end the four musicians of Bremen began singing for suppers of those who were thrown out of their office.
They survived in spite of this. Many thought it was very decent for them to care for the unfortunates. Centuries later they have become the stuff legends are made of, but somewhat altered in the real facts. There is a famous statue commemorating the four in the city of Bremen.


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Ulysses: the engineering challenge
If Ulysses had been human, with a life expectancy of 70 years, it would have just celebrated its 245th birthday, thanks to a dedicated ESA/NASA engineering team. In spacecraft years, the mission's life expectancy was five years. This turned into 17.5 years, 3.5 times what was envisaged.
"This mission wouldn't have been possible without excellent cooperation between ESA and NASA," says Ed Massey, NASA Ulysses Project Manager. The mission officially began in 1977 and was launched from the Space Shuttle's payload bay on 6 October 1990.
The first challenge for the team came soon after launch. When a 7.5-metre boom was deployed, the spacecraft started wobbling. This was potentially disastrous. The spacecraft was designed to point toward Earth and its scientific targets with an accuracy of 0.5º, but was wobbling by several degrees, threatening to severely degrade all observations.
"For a while it was touch and go as to whether we were going to have a mission," says Nigel Angold, ESA Ulysses Mission Operations Manager. The team analysed the problem, concentrating on the boom arm, and discovered that the Sun's heat was causing the boom to flex. This in turn induced the wobble.
Once they had diagnosed the problem, they devised a way to use a spacecraft thruster to correct for this anomalous motion, enabling accurate observations. The team got to know the wobble so well that they predicted its reappearance in February 2007 almost exactly.
After the first solar pass in 1994-95, the mission was extended and the team faced the challenge of keeping Ulysses alive. It was challenging because the power available to the spacecraft was constantly ebbing away. Ulysses uses a small Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG). Due to the half-life of the radioactive heat source, the amount of power available gradually decreases with time. Over its lifetime, Ulysses has lost almost a third of its available power.
This meant that not all of the instruments and systems could remain switched on. Since 2002, the team has been running the spacecraft with one or more of the instruments turned off at any one time. Other systems have been turned off intermittently, too.
The lack of power has another effect, one that is potentially disastrous. The spacecraft must keep warm - otherwise its thruster fuel will freeze. Once this happens, as it inevitably will, there is no way to control the spacecraft.
We've continued to wring out every drop of data that we can from this mission.
But switching instruments off robs the spacecraft of heat. So the team had to be extremely careful to not switch anything off for too long and avoid creating cold spots within the spacecraft. Nursing Ulysses in this manner, they managed to coax it through a third solar orbit. "We've continued to wring out every drop of data that we can from this mission," says Angold.
But, as the spacecraft began its fourth journey into deep space last year, the power drop became too serious and the team tried switching off the main transmitter. Unfortunately, the power supply failed and it could not be turned back on again. This has left a cold spot critically near a fuel line. "We're very worried about that spot. Once the temperature falls below 2ºC, the fuel will freeze," says Angold.
With the imminent loss of control caused by the freezing fuel, ESA/NASA officials have decided that it is time to end the mission and celebrate its successes – a good time to say goodbye to an old friend.
"From an engineering point of view, you want a routine mission but this one has been anything but routine. Ulysses has been a challenge and all the more interesting because of it," says Massey. "It's been like flying a different spacecraft each time. The on-board conditions have changed throughout the mission," says Angold.
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News & Notes: Game 137
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RHP Erik Arnesen 8-7, 4.18
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Coca-Cola Field – Buffalo, NY
TV: Time Warner Cable SportsNet 13
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Bisons take on the Syracuse Chiefs in the final game of a two-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd needs a win tonight to split the set with its IL North Division rival after losing last night, 4-1. Buffalo is now 41-27 at home this season. The Bisons will host the Yankees for a three-game in two-game series starting Wednesday.
WILD RACE: The Bisons have fallen back to 3.5 games behind the Columbus Clippers in the IL Wild Card. Along with the Herd's loss last night, the Clippers were 6-4 winners over Indianapolis on Monday. Buffalo has eight games left while Columbus has seven contests remaining in 2010.
Bisons Remaining 2010 Home Schedule
Tuesday: Syracuse (7:05 p.m.)
Wednesday: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre DOUBLEHEADER (G1:5:35 p.m.)
Thursday: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (6:05 p.m.)
THRUWAY CUP: The Syracuse Chiefs (19-8) clinched the 2010 Thruway Cup with their victory over the Bisons (15-14) last night. The Chiefs snapped the Red Wings (7-19) two-year reign in the Thruway Series. The Herd is now 6-9 against the Chiefs this season and has now lost the season-series to Syracuse for the third straight year.
WELL SERVED: INF MIKE CERVENAK has hit safely in 19 of his last 22 contests with the Bisons. Since August 7, Cervenak has averaged .360 (31-86) with six doubles, four home runs and 13RBI in 25 games. The stretch has raised his average 27 points to .261. Cervenak leads the Bisons team with 103 games played and 105 hits and is second with 24 doubles.
BATTING RACE: OF JESUS FELICIANO went 0-4 last night to see his average drop to .340 in 82 games with the Bisons. Feliciano is now 31 plate appearances shy of qualifying as the top hitter in the International League. His average would be one point higher than Gwinnett's INF Barbaro Canizares.
BISONS BITS: LHP MIKE O'CONNOR saw his consecutive scoreless innings streak snapped last night. The southpaw had tossed 16.2 innings without a run…INF NICK EVANS has reached base safely in 29 of his 31 games with the Herd since his promotion. Evans sports a .319 batting average and a .391 on-base percentage…RHP DILLON GEE fanned 11 batters on Saturday and now has an IL-best 161 on the season.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (65-66) lost to the Braves in Atlanta last night by a 9-3 score. Former Bisons INF LUIS HERNANDEZ went 1-3 and drove home his first run with the Mets. LHP PAT MISCH fell to 0-4 in four starts with New York as he allowed five runs on eight hits in three innings. The Mets take on the Braves again tonight with a 7:10 p.m. first pitch.
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The Ethics of Driving: From SUVs vs Hybrids, to Energy Policy
{Wheels.14.54}: James Files {riverrat} Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:26:12 CDT (13 lines)
<The biggest drawback is that you find yourself unwilling to really push it (and often holding up traffic if youre not careful), because you very quickly become obsessed with seeing just how little fuel you can use. And thats easy because the Prius constantly lets you know.> My Nissan Altima Hybrid doesn't have all of the feedback options that the Prius has, making it less fascinating, but it does have a readout that can be reset to give you current mileage and average speed. My wife has observed that I drive a lot slower now to optimize fuel efficiency. The algorithm that it uses is not a pure average in that it is weighted for the latest reading. (If I have driven 100 miles at 38 MPG and am able to coast through a school zone on battery power, it may jump to 42 mpg, "rewarding" current behavior.)
{Wheels.14.55}: Kathe Nichols {kathe} Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:30:11 CDT (4 lines)
Laughing because this has happened to my husband since he's been driving a big rig. Fuel economy is an obsession now because it affects his paycheck! He's a much less scary driver in our personal vehicle now, if frustratingly slow sometimes...
{Wheels.14.56}: Doug White {dwhite} Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:52:06 CDT (2 lines)
It would be great fun to install those fuel economy readout widgets in, say, a top fuel dragster.
{Wheels.14.57}: Jack Van Gossen {lowjack} Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:21:18 CDT (2 lines)
What do they burn, like 15 gallons in a 1000-foot pass now? So you'd have a dash reading like .0125mpg. :)
{Wheels.14.58}: Jil {rabbit} Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:42:52 CDT (2 lines)
You could get a mechanical readout, and use the dial for a fan to cool the driver.
{Wheels.14.59}: Jil {rabbit} Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:02:01 CST (2 lines)
I'm getting emails already: http://www.wheels.ca/Specials/article/783190
{Wheels.14.60}: James Files {riverrat} Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:13:06 CST (3 lines)
Consider this as an email from me. EXCELLENT article.
{Wheels.14.61}: Jil {rabbit} Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:00:59 CST (1 line)
Thank you!
{Wheels.14.62}: Jil {rabbit} Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:00:47 CDT (4 lines)
My colleague's take on tax credits for alternative vehicles. I wish I'd written it; it's brilliant. "http://jilmcintosh.typepad.com/jil/2010/04/all-thats-wrong-with-tax- credits-on-electrics-.html"
{Wheels.14.63}: Jil {rabbit} Thu, 20 May 2010 20:36:40 CDT (32 lines)
Just hit the wires: Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation Intend to Work Jointly on EV Development, TMC to Invest in Tesla May 20, 2010 - Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. Tesla Motors, Inc. (Tesla) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announced that they intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support. The two companies intend to form a team of specialists to further those efforts. TMC has agreed to purchase $50 million of Teslas common stock issued in a private placement to close immediately subsequent to the closing of Teslas currently planned initial public offering. I sensed the great potential of Teslas technology and was impressed by its dedication to monozukuri (Toyotas approach to manufacturing), said TMC President Akio Toyoda. Through this partnership, by working together with a venture business such as Tesla, Toyota would like to learn from the challenging spirit, quick decision-making, and flexibility that Tesla has. Decades ago, Toyota was also born as a venture business. By partnering with Tesla, my hope is that all Toyota employees will recall that venture business spirit, and take on the challenges of the future. Toyota is a company founded on innovation, quality, and commitment to sustainable mobility. It is an honor and a powerful endorsement of our technology that Toyota would choose to invest in and partner with Tesla, said Tesla CEO and cofounder Elon Musk. We look forward to learning and benefiting from Toyotas legendary engineering, manufacturing, and production expertise.
{Wheels.14.64}: Joseph Kang {jsk} Thu, 20 May 2010 21:05:08 CDT (1 line)
{Wheels.14.65}: Doug White {dwhite} Fri, 21 May 2010 05:22:01 CDT (2 lines)
Will Tesla keep the Lotus-based design, or switch to some Toyota model(s)?
{Wheels.14.66}: Jil {rabbit} Fri, 21 May 2010 07:32:58 CDT (1 line)
I'm guessing Toyota's going to take the lion's share of this.
{Wheels.14.67}: Joseph Kang {jsk} Fri, 21 May 2010 09:45:56 CDT (1 line)
Tesla will be switching to Camry and Solara bodies. LOL.
{Wheels.14.68}: Doug White {dwhite} Fri, 21 May 2010 17:30:33 CDT (1 line)
No way! For real?
{Wheels.14.69}: Joseph Kang {jsk} Fri, 21 May 2010 18:06:15 CDT (1 line)
I'm just kidding.
{Wheels.14.70}: Youno {tom53} Fri, 21 May 2010 22:28:46 CDT (3 lines)
Since Lotus sells about as many cars in a year as Toyota makes in a day, it seems Toyotas designers can do the job for a market appealing vehicle.
{Wheels.14.71}: Doug White {dwhite} Fri, 21 May 2010 22:34:05 CDT (1 line)
Name one Toyota even half as cool as the Elise/Exige.
{Wheels.14.72}: Youno {tom53} Fri, 21 May 2010 23:54:48 CDT (5 lines)
and you would buy an Elise/Exige? We usually compare apples and apples. If you are over 5'6' and mature, you will have fun getting in and out of a Lotus and in winter snow/slush try and keep your trouser legs somewhat dry and/or unsoiled and forget about wearing a topcoat.
{Wheels.14.73}: Jil {rabbit} Sat, 22 May 2010 07:22:53 CDT (1 line)
I've never driven one, but I think Lotus cars are ugly.
{Wheels.14.74}: Jack Van Gossen {lowjack} Sat, 22 May 2010 14:45:45 CDT (3 lines)
With the obvious exception of the late Esprit, of course. If I had money to play with (hahahahaaaaa), an Esprit would be one car I'd add to a collection of several I'd love to get my hands on.
{Wheels.14.75}: Doug White {dwhite} Sat, 22 May 2010 17:38:56 CDT (3 lines)
I am 5-11, and I would buy a Lotus before a Toyota. What does that prove? Nothing. I am also 40 years old and live in Hawaii (slush? as if).
{Wheels.14.76}: Doug White {tom53} Sat, 22 May 2010 18:10:11 CDT (4 lines)
IF you can afford a Lotus right? or a Lexus? Where would you get to really drive either car in Hawaii for that matter? If we are merely dreaming of cars, then I vote for the Bentley Coupe (which I cannot buy if I wanted).
{Wheels.14.77}: Doug White {dwhite} Sun, 23 May 2010 09:28:33 CDT (4 lines)
Where I could "really drive" it doesn't really enter into the equation, since the same roads would be available in Hawaii no matter which vehicle I bought. (and no fair throwing Lexus into the mix, even though it really doesn't change my preference for Lotus)
{Wheels.14.78}: Jil {rabbit} Tue, 24 May 2011 08:30:48 CDT (5 lines)
I did some digging on vehicle environmental fees in Canada. Surprising where the money goes: "http://jilmcintosh.typepad.com/jil/2011/05/when-you-pay-vehicle- environmental-fees-where-do-they-go.html"
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Infinity Investment Group had development funding from Bank of Scotland International (BOSI) to complete Pegasus. BOSI got into financial difficulty and was bought out by Lloyds International and the UK Government. During the peak of the European Financial Crisis Lloyds International needed to raise capital and decided to sell the original BOSI Australasian property loan book. The New Zealand part of the loan book was sold to a consortium of Brookfield Australia and Goldman Sachs and contained 22 individual loans, the Pegasus loan being one of them. The consortium offered Pegasus Town Limited the opportunity to buy back its loan at a considerable discount. The process of raising the money to purchase the loan took too long and Pegasus Town Limited was put into receivership as it was unable to pay back that loan in time. By the time Infinity had raised the loan amount, Todd Property Group had already contracted to
purchase the loan. Todd Property now owns the Pegasus project.
Infinity Investment Group is now focusing on its new 1000-lot development in North Canterbury – Ravenswood.
This is adjacent to the towns of Woodend and Pegasus and is due to launch soon.
If you would like to register to receive information on early bird deals on either residential or commercial lots at
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This post about the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you fill out the 2013 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. Our tips are in blue.
If you are a rising high school senior, there is a good chance that the Common Application website is bookmarked on your web browser, or printed, sitting on your desk. An ominous reminder of the promise that you made to yourself: I will write my college essays this summer.
With more than 400 colleges and universities, including many of the nation's most selective post-secondary institutions, accepting the Common Application, there's also a good chance that you'll be addressing one of its broad ranging essay questions. This year, the recommended length is 250-500 words. While the online format will not cut you off at 500 words, it is easy to lose focus on your essay. Here are a few tips for each of the essay choices.
1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
You don't need to have had a life changing experience to write an outstanding essay in response to this prompt. In fact, I wouldn't wish most of the life changing experiences that students use as essay topics on you just so that you have good essay fodder. Think small and reflect on what you've learned.
2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
An effective essay often makes it clear to the reader why this issue is important to the applicant. You've missed an opportunity to convey your passion to the admissions committee if you simply write an essay about current newspaper headlines. Look instead to your volunteer experiences or social action clubs in which you've been involved and draw upon those encounters.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
Many grandparents have had a significant influence on applicants. Not to belittle writing about a grandparent, or a parent, or a sibling who battles cancer, as there are some powerful stories to be told, but often the reviewer is left knowing much more about the person and less about the applicant. Thoughtful reflection and word choice will help you to shed light about both parties in an effective response to this prompt.
4.Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
This one seems so easy – simply draw upon a section of your junior year English journal or tap that essay you wrote for art history. Don't do it. If you are a musician, or an avid reader, or a budding scientist, you have a plethora of material from which to draw. Think not only about the work you choose, but perhaps the learning process that you came through in discovering the work.
5. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an
experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
This question isn't all that different from the first essay, only with a focus on diversity. In writing about this prompt, think carefully about the diversity experience you had and your role in it.
6. Topic of your choice.
Again, resist the urge to revisit an English paper. This is your opportunity to tell the admission committee something. Use it. And don't forget to include a prompt for the question – it serves as a guide for the conclusion you'd like the reader to draw from the essay.
Are you unsure where to start? If one of the essay choices doesn't leap off the page, don't get bogged down. Go ahead, write a paragraph or two about an experience. After you have moved beyond the blank page on your computer screen, it will become clear which essay choice you should address. You can fine-tune your answer with multiple drafts.
With all of these topics, it is easy to write a basic essay that doesn't provide more information about the applicant to the admission committee. Think carefully of the information that you would like the admission committee to carry away from reading your essay. Ensure that your essay stands out by writing in an authentic voice and allowing your story to shed light on your academic interests, extracurricular passions or defining experiences.


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Our relative view of the magic
Arthur C. Clarke's third law states that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Don't you think someone born 300 years ago would think this is magic?
How about someone alive 30 years ago (including myself). Wouldn't I think this is magic?
For nerdy little me… it's this dream come true:
When I watched the films from this week's resources: A Day Made of Glass & Productivity Vision of the Future, Clarke's law repeated in my mind. Glass becomes a tool that people use to access information, view entertainment & learn. The other thing that struck me was how incredibly antiseptic & affluent both views of the future were.
As we are fixed in our time and reality, technology that is unfamiliar may seem like magic to us, but because we live in times where things are changing rapidly and imagining the future and it's technology is a normal part of our culture. Thinking about my relative understanding of technology as magic got me to think about my own education and understanding of how things have developed even in my lifetime. I decided to create a timeline of my own education and compare it to the development of technology in that time. It's in rainbow colors because I was a child of the 80's.
So just by looking at this timeline that spans over forty years, claims made that technology pundits that technology is developing and advancing at a more rapid speed. The ways and tools that we can use to learn and whom we can learn with has expanded even in my lifetime.
Will Technology Replace Teachers?
Many science fiction depictions of both utopia & dystopia paint a view of the future in which humans have been replaced by technology. Similarly, I've seen this question come out of several discussions in the #edcmooc class: Will technology make the teacher obsolete? As is evidenced in numerous forum posts, tweets from students in this class. The act of making order out of the chaos of a learning experience with so many people and so many learning tools has required guidance, the human kind. If not from a facilitator, from the other students. We still need teachers and guides. Every learner is different and how the learn best is unique. Can we assume that technology will devise a mechanism, automaton or script functions like a combination Yoda & "Electric Grandmother."
I think what's more likely, is that learners are learning how to adapt to use the tools and technology for learning to their best advantage. We learn to use tools online that help us filter and use content. Here are a few tools, some of which were new to me before I took this course. But here's the thing… no tool is perfect. Again, it's all about diving in and finding out what works for you.
Twitter Feed → Tweetchat, TweetDeck, Paper.li
Content Curation (Bookmarks) → Scoop.it, Storify, PearlTrees – pearl trees provides a visual map of what you're curating or sites your saving online.
Blogs → Quadblogging (to connect and reach your audience) edutopia article on
Stop Using the Classroom Metaphor to Describe the Online Learning Experience!
I know that metaphors are powerful in explaining and introducing the strange and foreign to the natives. But is it just me or am I the only one who's tired of hearing this metaphor used to describe online learning. Perhaps my irritation and other's indicate the obsolete nature of the metaphor. This bothers me just as much as my last boss insisting on using the logo below to indicate a phone contact for an audience of 20 somethings:
Here's why we're not in a classroom anymore:
- You might be sitting at a desk but not looking out a window wishing that the teacher would stop droning on and on
- You don't have to have your attention fixed only on the teacher. In fact the other students can provide just as much information and knowledge as the teacher
- You're not learning from a text book that has gum stuck to the cover or doodles from the previous owner anymore; texts and media are available online
I could go on…. but most importantly, when you're learning online you expect to be able to share, re-mix, create content. Like these kids:


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More Videos have turned up on Youtube today. Check out the new videos of Warrior, Night Ranger and Skid Row performing live at Rocklahoma.
Warrior – Fighting For the Earth
Night Ranger – Sister Christian
Skid Row – Big Guns
5 Warrior – Fighting For The Earth (Release Year – 1985)
How I managed to miss Warrior the first time around is beyond me? There were a ton of bands from the 80's that didn't get the attention they deserved, and Warrior is definitely one of them.
Fighting For the Earth is Warrior's debut CD, that has been long out of print, until its reissue in 2008.
Singer Parramore McCarty is a classic metal singer/screamer that falls somewhere in between Ron Keel, and Rob Halford. I don't recall hearing him sing until I picked this CD up. I am pretty amazed that he is still virtually unknown. He also sang on the Steve Stevens Atomic Playboys CD from 1992.
Guitarists Joe Floyd and Tommy Asakawa are both pretty good metal shredders. Their guitar work is very good on this disc.
This disc has it all. Great vocals, killer guitar work and good songs. I recommend this CD to all of the metal heads that want to hear some classic metal done right. If your are looking for a cool metal CD, in the vein of Keel and Judas Priest, you ought to give Warrior's Fighting For the Earth a look.
You can pick up Fighting For the Earth at NEH Records at this link.
Warrior has reformed in 2008. You can check them out on myspace here.
Track Listing:
1. Fighting For The Earth
2. Only The Strong Survive
3. Ruler
4. Mind Over Matter
5. Defenders Of Creation
6. Day Of The Evil (Beware)
7. Cold Fire
9. Welcome Aboard
Warrior is:
Parramore McCarty – Vocals
Joe Floyd – Guitars
Tommy Asakawa – Guitars
Rick Bennet – Bass
Liam Jason – Drums


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This sponsored film for the Tyne Improvement Commission, produced by Turners Film Productions, documents the shipping, trading, engineering, shipbuilding and passenger services along the River Tyne. The film records the industries that cluster along the Tyne focusing on wood, petroleum, coal, fish and iron ore. The services provided to shipping by the Tyne Improvement Commission and other authorities are documented, together with the transport facilities and sites available for new industries in the area. The film includes footage of the construction and launch of the 'Northern Star,' built by Vickers Armstrong's Naval Yard in Newcastle, and launched by H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on June 27 1961.


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Proper preparation for a test or procedure may reduce your child's anxiety, encourage cooperation, and help the child develop coping skills.
Preparing school age children for test/procedure; Test/procedure preparation - school age
Understand that your child probably will cry. Even if you prepare, your child may feel some discomfort or pain. Use play to demonstrate what will happen during the test. You may also discover your child's concerns about the test.
The most important way you can help is by preparing your child ahead of time, and supporting the child during the procedure. Explaining the procedure may help reduce your child's anxiety. Let your child participate and make as many decisions as possible.
Limit explanations to 20 minutes and use several sessions, if necessary. School-age children have a good concept of time, allowing for preparation in advance of the procedure. The older your child, the earlier in advance you can begin preparation.
Here are some general guidelines for preparing your child for a test or procedure:
Play and third-person communication can be wonderful ways of demonstrating the procedure for your child, and identifying concerns.
For younger school age children, this technique is appropriate. Older school age children might view this approach as childish. Consider the intellectual needs of your child before using this type of communication.
Older children may benefit from films that show children of the same age explaining, demonstrating, and undergoing the same procedure. Ask your health care provider if such films are available for your child's viewing.
The play technique should be tailored to each child, and most health care facilities that are oriented towards children (such as a children's hospital) will use a similar technique to prepare your child. This type of communication may take some practice.
Children often avoid responding when asked direct questions about their feelings. Some children are happy to share their feelings, but as anxiety and fear increase, it is not uncommon for a child to withdraw.
Most young children have an important object or toy that may be a tool for a type of interaction called third-party communication.
It may be less threatening for your child to communicate concerns through the toy or object than to express them directly. For example, a child may be able to understand a blood test if you discuss how the doll might "feel" during the test.
Toys or dolls might help you explain the procedure. Once you are familiar with the procedure, demonstrate on the toy what your child will experience. For example, show positions, bandages, stethoscopes, and how the skin is cleaned.
Medical toys are available, or you can ask your health care provider to share some of the items used in the test for your demonstration (except for needles and other sharp items). After your demonstration, allow your child to play with some of the safe items. Watch your child for clues to concerns and fears.
Drawing is another way for children to express themselves. Ask your child to draw the procedure after you have explained and demonstrated it. You may be able to identify concerns through your child's art.
If the procedure is performed at the hospital or your health care provider's office, you will most likely be able to be present. Ask your provider if you are not sure about this. If your child does not want you to be present, it is best to honor this wish.
Out of respect for your child's growing need for privacy, do not allow peers or siblings to view the procedure the child allows or requests for them to be there.
Avoid showing your anxiety. This will only make your child feel more upset. Research has suggested that children are more cooperative if their parents have taken measures (such as anxiety reducing acupuncture) to reduce their own anxiety. If you are feeling stressed or anxious, consider asking for help. For example, with meals or childcare.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Requires In-patient Treatment
The office of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., said Thursday that the Chicago Democrat's medical condition is more serious than staff initially thought or believed.
"Recently, we have been made aware that he has grappled with certain physical and emotional ailments privately for a long period of time," an emailed statement said.
It said Jackson is being evaluated and treated at an in-patient medical facility, and his doctors believe he will be there for an extended period of time, followed by outpatient treatment.
"We ask that you keep Congressman Jackson and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult period," the statement concluded.
This is the first update on Jackson's health in over a week, when his staff said he was on medical leave and being treated for "exhaustion."
The once-rising Democratic star has faced accusations that he signed off on a pay-to-play offer aimed at winning a U.S. Senate appointment from ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Jackson has never been charged and has denied wrongdoing, though the House Ethics Committee is investigating.
In addition, the congressman acknowledged a private marital issue.
Long known for a near-perfect voting record in the U.S. House, Jackson has missed more than 70 straight votes.
Meantime, Jackson's Republican opponent in the November election said the public deserves to know more about the congressman's health.
"My heart goes out to him - keep him in our thoughts and prayers for a good, quick recovery," Brian Woodworth said Thursday.
But on the other hand, Woodworth said, Jackson's office is not being specific enough.
"Somebody who had a stroke like Senator Kirk - it's assumed he's going to be out for a long time. Somebody who's having hernia surgery, you're going to be out for a couple days," Woodworth said. "So, for the public to understand what's going on with the representative, I think there's an obligation to be more open. And that's all I'm saying."
The Second Congressional District, which stretches from Chicago's South Side to past Kankakee, is overwhelmingly Democratic.


text: New York's 'Occupy Wall Street' movement goes global in several dozens of cities from Asia to Latin America [Reuters] Protesters worldwide have joined the "Occupy Wall Street" movement in a cry of rage against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies and condemning millions to poverty and hardship through greed. Dozens of cities across the world - from Tokyo to Alaska via London, Frankfurt and Washington - are holding demonstrations on Saturday, in a show of solidarity with the rallies that began last month in downtown New York. "On October 15th people from all over the world will take to the streets and squares ... to initiate the global change we want," proclaimed the website United for #GlobalChange. "We will peacefully demonstrate, talk and organize until we make it happen. It's time for us to unite; it's time for them to listen." Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, saw the day's first demonstration, when at least 1,000 people, including children, gathered at City Square. "We face similar problems with our democracy here in Victoria and Australia as people face in most other developed nations," the Occupy Melbourne website said. "Our democracy is unwell." In Sydney, about 2,000 protesters including representatives of Aboriginal groups, communists and trade unionists, protested outside the central Reserve Bank of Australia, at Martin Place in the central business district time. 'Occupy Asia' Demonstrations of various sizes took place in Asia, namely in Japan's Tokyo, the Philippines' Manila, Taiwan's Taipei, South Korea's Seoul and China's Hong Kong. Several protests and rallies were held simultaneously in various locations at the Japanese capital. Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to show dissatisfaction over the handling of the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Despite heavy rains in Seoul, the South Korean capital, members of more than 30 civic groups congregated outside the Financial Services Commission in Yeouido, the city's financial district. Activists wearing Guy Fawkes masks staged performances to express their frustration with the growing income gap in Seoul, and chanted "We are the 99 per cent" - one of the seminal slogans of the Wall Street movement. In Manila, about 100 members of Bayan, an alliance of various left-wing groups in the Philippines, marched to the US embassy, waving banners that read: "Down with US imperialism" and "Philippines not for sale", broadcaster APTN reported. They took Saturday's occupy protest to voice support for the New York movement and to express their cricism of US troop presence in the country's south. One man was seen carrying a placard that read: "Genuine people's democracy lives in the streets." In Hong Kong, more than 200 people gathered at Exchange Square Podium in the city's central shopping and business district. Some pitched tents to stay overnight at the site while others later migrated to the HSBC building nearby. Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, saw a smaller turnout of near 100 people than the expected 1,500, at the city's landmark skyscraper Taipei 101, home to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. #GlobalChange The Occupy South Africa website announced "Operation Ubuntu", a Nguni word used to describe unity for a common purpose through an African worldview that people can only find fulfilment through interacting with other peoples. Protests are scheduled in the country's major cities of Capetown, East London, Durban and Johannesburg for later on Saturday. Greek protesters aligned with Spain's "Indignant" movement called an anti-austerity rally in Athens' Syntagma square, the focal point of many demonstrations during Greece's financial meltdown. Cath Turner reports on Wall Street activists' defiance In Germany, the financial centre of Frankfurt and the European Central Bank was expected to be a focus of marches called by the Real Democracy Now group. "What is happening in Greece now is the nightmare waiting other countries in the future," Real Democracy said in a statement. "Solidarity is people's weapon." In Britain, about 4,000 people have signalled their intent to attend a peaceful demonstration that will start at noon today in the City of London -- a leading international financial centre -- under the banner "Occupy the Stock Exchange", according to organisers. In the United States, the founding "Occupation Wall Street" movement has urged more people and cities to join them on Saturday. There have also been calls for occupations similar to that in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park to take place in dozens of US cities. In Houston, Texas, protesters plan to tap into anger at big oil companies. Alert for violence The protests are billed as peaceful. But in a sign of what may happen, a group of students stormed Goldman Sachs' offices in the Italian city of Milan on Friday. The students managed to break into the hall of the Goldman Sachs building in the heart of Milan's financial district. The protests were quickly dispersed but red graffiti was daubed on its walls expressing anger at Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, and saying "Give us money". Demonstrators also hurled eggs at the headquarters of UniCredit, Italy's biggest bank. Italian police were on alert for thousands to march in Rome against austerity measures planned by Berlusconi's government. SOURCE: Al Jazeera and agencies Asia Pacific US & Canada Australia China Greece


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Quote of the day:
"Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument"
Samuel Johnson, referring to PMU.
As far as foil kites are concerned, prejudice can be removed "by field experience" with open minded riders, as the following review of various sized Flysurfer kites demonstrates. Lance of Kite Republic recently moved to Thailand, which is known for light winds prevalence compared to his native Australia. Since he didn't want the wind conditions cut his number of days on the water, and having heard of the reputation Flysurfer kites as the kings of light winds, he naturally wanted to check for himself if their fame was deserved. Two or three days of tests in conditions varying from 5 to 30 knots convinced him not only they were unquestionably the best low wind kites on the planet, but to his surprise also fantastic kites in nuking conditions. Many urban legends about ram air were busted in the process.
PS: in the meanwhile Lance has "flown" the Speed3 Deluxe 21; there will soon be an addition to this review.
Having been kiting for about 9 years now and working in the industry for about 7, I thought I had flown all there was to fly. After trying everything out there, I was happily riding Torch's 7,10 & 14 meters. I had flown a different brand of 'foils" several years earlier and didn't think I was missing anything.
Upon moving to Thailand from Melbourne, I was getting frustrated with all the perfect days where I could 'almost' kite. Or stay up wind but that was it. My local spot doubles as a paragliding spot and I'd watch them enviously in sub-10 knot conditions, generating tons of safe and steady lift/power. Even in gusts and lulls.
I had the opportunity recently to try a few different Flysurfer kites and I was surprised. Apart from the logical conclusion that they are in a league of there own in sub-10 knot conditions. I was surprised at how sophisticated they where. For example, I thought that my Torch could 'soak-up' gust's with its 5th line far better than any 4-line kite, tube or foil. Wrong. I'm not exactly sure how, but it just works. Better than any kite I can remember flying, even 'easy' kite's made by major brands. I was also surprised when I started flying up wind, getting speed, power and able to generate lots of lift.
But for me the moment of truth was when I started to un-hook on the 15m Speed3 and again I was surprised. With just a little bit of de-powering I was happily un-hooking. It took a little getting used to, but in not long I was the only one riding (except for a dude on a race board) and was having a blast. Even as the wind briefly picked up to15-20knots I de-powered a little more and kept going for KGB's and other passes till dark. Every time I crashed it and there where quite a few, I had it out of the water faster than my Torch.
The next day I got to take out the 10m Speed2 in some 15 to gusting over 25 knots (briefly over 30 knots) stormy, choppy/wavy shifty conditions, straight after riding my 10 m Torch and the best words to describe it are probably stable, powerful, easy and really forgiving in the gust's. Again it took a few moments to get used to the differences. But once you do, it will make your inflatable seem more like a toy than a sophisticated flying 'wing'. Again crashing, re launching, crashing, re launching, crashing with no problems. Even when I dumped it right in the face of a respectable sized wave, it would have re-launched if it hadn't taken me ages to get to the bar in the waves and got some lines tangled around the bar(a problem with any kite while un-hooked not riding suicide in waves). Even so it washed ashore, I emptied the water out and had it back in the air in 10 minutes and dry in another 5.
The following day we got the really stormy conditions, gusting to over 30 knots and big messy waves. First my 7m Torch then time for the 6m and 8m Phycho4's. Wow, de-power, big boosting, fast, safe and easy . It wasn't the day for unhooking but it just made it a fun day. I put it down a few times when fronts would come through and it would get wet and windy. But after every front I launched myself, easily.
On both the Speed3's and the Phycho4's I was really impressed how the kites would never collapse or do anything funny whatsoever, even when they are looped. I mean paragliders do loops on their foils and trust their lives to it. You also so don't need to work the kite as much once you get going.
Nothing is perfect and I was intimidated when I saw the pulley system, but I haven't had any issues. It just seams to stay out of the way. It could be said the chicken loop could be a bit bigger for un-hooking, but this is not really a problem. There's also the fact that they are a bit slower than some inflatable kites. But again I have had no problem wave riding, looping or boosting bigger than usual and with much more stability when you give the kites the proper input.
You combine all of this with things like a much smaller pack size, faster set up, no pump, no leaking valves, no soft bladders in cold water, a longer life, great performance and things start to look really good. You can even unpack and launch one from the water, how cool is that?
As soon as you mention that you might want to try one, your friends might look at you a bit strange and tell you it will sink and all sorts of things, but none have flown one. I can almost promise you that riding Flysurfers, could almost double your days on the water and if you try one, you will like it. I did.
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Investors still rushing out of stocks and into bondsNovember 15, 2012: 11:19 AM ET
Investors continued to buy up bonds and unload stocks last week, as they reacted to President Obama's re-election and geared up for a heated debate over how to solve the fiscal cliff.
While bond funds raked in $7.5 billion, U.S. stock mutual funds lost another $2.1 billion during the week ended Nov. 7, according to the Investment Company Institute.
The total inflow into bonds this year is now more than $275 billion, while the outflow from stock funds approaches $110 billion.
Related: CNNMoney Fear & Greed Index close to Extreme Fear territory
Though the uncertainty over the election is now removed, investors are remain fearful. And as they keep a wary eye on fiscal cliff negotiations, the dynamic of favoring bonds over stocks has only intensified. Since Obama's reelection, the S&P 500 has declined more than 5%, while Treasuries have rallied, pushing the 10-year yield from just under 1.8% to about 1.6%. (Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.)
Related: Buffett not worried about fiscal cliff
Meanwhile, the ICI data also show that hybrid funds, which invest in both stocks and bonds and have been extremely popular among investors this year, brought in $553 million last week.
And international stock mutual funds drew in $300 million during the latest week, after losing more than $11 billion during 15 consecutive weeks of outflows.


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General information Emotional effects of caring
Looking after someone with cancer can cause different feelings and emotions.
'I didn't really consider myself as his carer.'
'I probably only realised I was a carer about halfway into Renate's treatment.'
'I am his carer, but I'm his wife as well.'
'It takes a special kind of person to do what the Macmillan crowd do.'
In this report we show that cancer carers across the UK are under more pressure than ever before, and this is taking a toll on their health, finances and working lives.
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Do you care about carers? We are campaigning to make sure the 1.5 million people in the UK who look after a family member, friend or neighbour with cancer get the support they need.
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I find no Active-X chart control in the toolbox to drop into the dialog so I can easily replace the Chart FX control.
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A House Republican lawmaker likened the implementation of a new mandate that insurers offer coverage for contraceptive services to Pearl Harbor and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks against the United States.
Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly (R), an ardent opponent of abortion rights, said that today's date would live in infamy alongside those two other historic occasions. Wednesday marked the day on which a controversial new requirement by the Department of Health and Human Services, which requires health insurance companies to cover contraceptive services for women, goes into effect.
"I know in your mind you can think of times when America was attacked. One is December 7th, that's Pearl Harbor day. The other is September 11th, and that's the day of the terrorist attack," Kelly said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. "I want you to remember August the 1st, 2012, the attack on our religious freedom. That is a day that will live in infamy, along with those other dates."
Republicans cried foul when the Obama administration first announced the new rule, reasoning that it would force employers with a religious affiliation to act in a way that contradicts their beliefs. The outcry included criticism from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and President Obama subsequently announced a compromise in which employers wouldn't be forced to offer insurance plans that cover contraception, but insurance companies would be required to offer coverage to women who wish to purchase it.
Republicans rejected the compromise, and subsequently attempted several times to advance legislation to reverse the mandate. The imbroglio contributed to Democratic charges of a GOP-led "war on women."
"This is a right that every American should be outraged, outraged about what this administration and Secretary Sibelius has set forth here on August the 1st," New York Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R) said at the same press conference as Kelly. "And as Mike said, August the 1st is a day that we as American will look at as the largest assault on our First Amendment rights."
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - TESOL Cert courses in France - need help ASAP! Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in TESOL Cert courses in France - need help ASAP! Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> France View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Jame VelmontJoined: 27 Feb 2005Posts: 6Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject: TESOL Cert courses in France - need help ASAP! Okay, so I've narrowed it down to two possible schools to do my TESOL certification. One is in Bordeaux with "TEFL International" and the other is just outside of Paris called "TEFL Paris". I have heard that the former is a reputable school but I have not been able to find any information on "TEFL Paris". I know it is IATQuO certified (they both are actually) but that doesn't really mean all that much to me. Is there anyone out there that has heard ANYTHING about this school? Personally I would rather go with "TEFL Paris" because it is located so close to where I eventually want to work but at the end of the day I will go with the school that is of the higher calibre. Any help would be SOOOOOO appreciated. Cheers. Jame Back to top medusaJoined: 26 Nov 2005Posts: 50Location: France / India Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:03 pm Post subject: TESOL course in France.....beware Dear Jame, I don't know whether you have already signed up for a course with TEFl international in france yet or whether you have decided to go elsewhere. As a former TESOL trainee from the course in Bordeaux (which is actually three hours away) from the November session, I would just like to take this opportunity to let you know how unimpressed with the whole course and lack of organisation and professionalism I was. And I was not alone..all 11 of the other trainees feel the same. We are in the process of contacting the HQ of TEFL international to see that other trainees do not end up having the same atrocious experience as us. Admitedly I spent a very enjoyable month, only due to the fact that my other collegues were such great people. Without going into too much detail as yet -a full letter detailing all of our complaints will hopefully be posted here soon- simple things like having to go out and find our own ink cartrigde to make photocopies for a lesson (the instructor kept his in his pocket!), not having a guarantee that we would have a real french student for our teaching practices and moreover, not having the invidulator present during our "observed" teaching.... I could go on. I advise you contact thehead of TEFL international to find out whether the situation has changed or not before engaging yourself. Back to top BruceJoined: 22 Feb 2003Posts: 51Location: Around the world Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:04 pm Post subject: Bordeaux TEFL Itnernational The lead Traner of the course in Mauzac was fired and has been replaced by Esme Noakes. Esme is very porofessional and, since she has taken over the reigns, we have received no complaints and all very positive feedback. Beware, the former Lead Trainer everyone is complaining about is now working for another course in France....... Back to top John HamiltonJoined: 17 Apr 2006Posts: 45Location: France Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:49 am Post subject: TESOL Courses in France I would advise you to go to the UK and take a course at IH or St Giles in London or Pilgrims in Canterbury. The TESOL business is a racket and there are a lot of cowboys in France (as elsewhere) ripping off underpaId teachers promising the Earth and delivering little. These courses aren't cheap but at least you can be sure you will get a valuable qualification and not get ripped off. IH is a franchise "overseas" so don't expect the same quality as the centre in Piccadilly. IH Nice for example uses the name but other than that is a joke. IH London courses are probably the most valuable but are also very expensive. 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Good afternoon gentleman, ladies and Allen.
Wanna get turned on whilst young children (maybe your own) are in the room?? Someone does!!
If you just woke up from a coma and realized that some Navy Seals in Pakistan just found Jimmy Hoffa's body, you may have missed some of the greatest video ever known to man (until we get to see some grainy footage of a lunatic gettin shot in the eye).
Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell made some absurd homophobic slurs at some Giants fans in the presence of children the other day… because that would never happen at a mostly white male sporting event.
Usually these types of remarks come from someone who's probably closeted in his own way… and from what I'VE heard, Roger McDowell could really smoke the fastball back in the day!!! Right????
THE HORROR!!! But wait!!!
The world has now benefited from some wonderful video conferencing, herein such…
But what I really want to talk about is the legendary Gloria Allred.
Someone who's completely crackers. She should be hawking carpet… or eating it… SORRRY!!!!!
I have a feeling about how her meeting with her new client went down involving said bat:
"Look, here's how this is gonna go: if you allow me to take this case pro bono, the press conference will go something like this… I'll cradle the ****… stroke the *****… work the ****… and swallow the *****… Get it over here buddy let's do this…"
What is in my head right now as I watch this? The hornswaggling bamboozelment of this sap (client) will be legendary. In fact, someday these kids will grow up and realize how much of a ridiculous piece of crap their father is.
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Golden Week activity influenced more by logistics than by economics
This year's Golden Week holiday isn't as golden as it normally is owing to the way the national holidays that make it possible fall in relation to the days of the week. Showa no hi (the Showa Emperor's birthday) was on a Tuesday and Constitution Day on a Saturday, so there was enough time between them for people to work, which means they didn't get those days off. That left a measly 4-day weekend to get all the things people usually do during Golden Week done — like visit their home towns — and the truncated time period meant more highway congestion in a shorter time span, which the media treats with such predictable urgency every year that it has become something of cultural touchstone. In any case, all that gasoline wasted in 45-km traffic jams and constant stops at expressway service areas doesn't make up economically for the money lost during the reduced holiday.
The Japan Travel Bureau declared that the Golden Week holiday started on April 25 and ended May 6, despite the fact that, for the first half of that period, schools weren't closed the whole time so it wasn't a bona fide "break" for families with children, regardless of whether or not dad had to work.
According to a JTB survey of 1,200 people who presumably already knew what they were going to spend over the holiday, the amount expended per person for those who planned to travel domestically was ¥34,400, or 4.2 percent less than last year. For overseas travelers the amount was ¥249,500, which represents an increase of 8.1 percent. The peak days for domestic departures were May 3-4, and for foreign departures May 2-3, thus proving that the first half of the holiday was virtually meaningless. This concentration of recreation into such a short period will likely spawn even more post-GW stories than usual on the spike in attendant divorces and job resignations.


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Phil Sturgeon has a new post to his blog about what he sees 2012 as being for the PHP community - the year of cloud hosting with all of the platform-as-a-service companies that have started up over the last year.
Cloud hosting is nothing new. Seeing as "cloud" is such a loosely used term some will consider their VPS solutions on Slicehost or Rackspace to be "cloud hosting". That is partially true, but this article covers how PHP is getting some serious attention in the PaaS (Platform as a Service) field. This year you will almost certainly find yourself making the decision wether or not to move some of your applications and services across to the cloud, and this article can hopefully help you work out why and how.
He talks a bit about how the idea compares with Ruby's Heroku hosting service and some of the benefits that come with it:
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Fendi to finance Trevi Fountain makeover
Fendi is the latest Italian luxury fashion house to come to the rescue of a deteriorating tourist attraction in Rome.
The fashion house announced it will be footing the bill for a €2.18 million (US$2.93 million) restoration of the Trevi Fountain at a press conference on Monday.
The much beloved fountain marked its 250th anniversary last year, but has been suffering from poor management due to lack of funding. Parts of the fountain's facade became detached last summer from weather-related causes, reported la Republicca.
Fendi will also be funding the restoration of the Quattro Fontane, the "Four Fountains," another attraction in Rome, for €320,000 (US$430,000).
The news follows last year's announcements of a €25 million (US$33.6 million) restoration of the Colosseum being financed by Tod's, and a €5 million (US$6.73 million) restoration of Venice's Rialto Bridge by Diesel.
Both Tod's and Diesel are Italian fashion houses.
Unlike the Tod's contract, which gives the fashion brand the rights to the Colosseum's logo for 15 years and the go-ahead for Tod's branding on Colosseum tickets, the Fendi restoration of the Trevi Fountain will only be commemorated by Fendi logos on signs during the restoration period, and a small plaque of appreciation upon completion.
Note to any would-be disappointed tourists: the fountain will not be closed during restoration.
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Buffalo is a reminder there's more to New York State than the Big Apple itself. Here, you can relax by the shores of Lake Erie, in Buffalo Harbor State Park, which offers views across the waters as well as its very own beach. In the mood for something cultural? Try Albright-Knox Art Gallery, which features works by giants like Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol.
The whole family will have a mind-expanding time at the Buffalo Museum of Science. And no visit would be complete without tucking into the delicious local snack known as the "beef on weck" sandwich.
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10 Best Things to Do in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is a laidback city on the shores of Lake Erie with an unorthodox art scene and gorgeous Art Deco architecture. The city boomed during the 19th century as a key part of the Great Lakes shipping industry, but today the warehouses and silos have been repurposed as craft breweries, cosy taverns and contemporary art galleries.
With its revitalised waterfront and extensive park system, Buffalo offers plenty of outdoor activities for the adventurous. And in spite of being the 2nd biggest city in the States, there's definitely a friendly, small-town feel here. Ready to explore Queen City? Check out our guide to the best things to do in a day in Buffalo.
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